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List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £2.75
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Jason Statham, David Suchet, Stephen Campbell Moore, Keeley Hawes, Saffron Burrows
Director:
Roger Donaldson
A cheerful, energetic, and completely entertaining movie, The Bank Job follows some small-time hoods who think they've lucked into a big-time opportunity when they learn a bank's security system will be temporarily suspended--little suspecting that they're being manipulated by government agents for their own ends. The result is that the movie doubles its pleasures: While the robbery itself has the usual suspense of a heist film, when the robbery is over the hoods find themselves being hunted by the police, the government, and brutal criminal kingpins who were storing dangerous information in a safety deposit box. The Bank Job won't win any awards, but it's enormously fun. Director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) propels the action along with vigour, zippy editing (with perfect clarity among multiple story-lines) and various colourful characters. Jason Statham (Snatch, The Transporter), as the leader of the bank robbers, successfully steps away from his usual bone-crunching roles to a more human presence. The rest of the cast--including Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea), Keeley Hawes (Tipping the Velvet), David Suchet (Poirot), an...
 bank job ....dvd, 2010-07-18
ordered the dvd for fathers day, the kids dad was very pleased with it, good film.
List Price: £24.99
Our Price: £6.47
Rated: Parental Guidance
Staring:
Justine Waddell, Bill Paterson, Francesca Annis, Keeley Hawes, Tom Hollander
Given the great success of Pride and Prejudice (1995) and that Jane Austen wrote so little, the BBC and screenwriter Andrew Davies looked elsewhere for material of comparable quality. Wives and Daughters by Mrs (Elizabeth) Gaskell is set around 1860 and tells the story of 17-year-old Molly (Justine Waddell), beloved daughter of the widowed Dr Gibson (Bill Paterson). A mercenary stepmother (Francesca Annis) and inconstant stepsister (Keeley Hawes) bring refined havoc to genteel country life, with complications ensuing when both young women fall in love with the youngest son of Squire Hamley (Michael Gambon). This is a wonderfully observed insight into Victorian village life, encompassing comedy, romance and high emotion in a four-episode, five-hour adaptation. Making the most of Davies' subtle and detailed screenplay, there are great, flamboyant performances by Michael Gambon and Francesca Annis. Keeley Hawes, Barbara Flynn and Ian Glen are excellent too, but the revelation is the beguiling central performance by Justine Waddell, also the star of Great Expectations (1999). The photography and production design are gorgeous, as is John Keane's music. Wives and...
BEAUTIFUL PERIOD DRAMA, 2010-09-04
What a wonderful drama. I can't talk about production values or adaptation skills...not areas I'm aware of. BUT, it is a lovely tale with a plethora of endearing characters. it is also a visual treat....the tree in the opening scene deserves an award in itself. Loved it. Buy it....show it to your kids, get them hooked on good drama before the American stuff fills their imaginations! Seven, hell, ten stars!
List Price: £29.99
Our Price: £9.97
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter
Director:
Bharat Nalluri;Rob Bailey;Andy Wilson
John Le Carre for the internet generation, Spooks is a smart combination of TV cop show and George Smiley-esque espionage shenanigans that pulls no punches in its depiction of an MI5 team fighting a covert war on the streets of London. This is adult, post-watershed drama clearly inspired by the hard-hitting reality style of US shows such as 24 and The Sopranos. The strong ensemble cast is led by charismatic Matthew MacFadyen as Tom Quinn, star spy of "Section B", the counter-terrorism branch headed by Harry Pearce (Peter Firth). Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo and tough-cookie Jenny Agutter make up the team. And as with its British predecessors, Cracker and Prime Suspect, Spooks also delves fearlessly into the characters' turbulent personal lives, here given an added twist by their constant need to deceive even those they love. The six episodes of the BAFTA Award-winning Series 1 tackle a variety of tough issues, including religious fanaticism, racism, governmental cover-ups and, naturally enough, the lingering shadow of Irish terrorism. Throughout, the show strikes a fine balance between a James Bondian techno-obsession with spy gadgets an...
fab series, 2010-06-16
I have watched all episodes of the series + await the new series in October. My mate recommended + I love it too. I didnt rate the first 2 series as didnt rate the lead character + plot didnt follow but then from series 3 the main character changed + story got gripping so definately recommend. The menu on the DVD improved after series 3 which so improved. Cant recommend highly enough. Living in London is great the series is set here
List Price: £5.99
Our Price: £2.75
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Keeley Hawes, Bernice Stegers, Rachael Stirling, Anna Chancellor, Jodhi May
Director:
Geoffrey Sax
Screenwriter Andrew Davies describes Tipping the Velvet, his adaptation of Sarah Waters's acclaimed novel of lesbian love, betrayal and redemption in Victorian England, as "Pride and Prejudice with dirty bits". This three-part BBC production chronicles with relish the story of Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling, the ravishing image of her mother, Diana Rigg), barely 18, and certain that life holds more for her than her oyster girl's existence. "You'll meet someone who'll have your head spinning and your legs turning to jelly", her sister promises. That someone surprisingly turns out to be "gay and bold" Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes), a music-hall entertainer with whom Nan falls instantly, and swooningly, in love. Nan follows her to London, where, as a double act, they become the toast of London, until Kitty's "marriage of convenience" breaks up the act and Nan's heart. The outcast Nan, decked out in Victor/Victoria duds, becomes a streetwalker, and then "tart" to the aptly named Diana Leatherby (Anna Chancellor). This affair, too, comes to "a bad end" as a destitute Nan is deposited back on the streets, where she insinuates herself into the lives of Florence (Jodhi May), a so...
Rachel Stirling Offers a Star Turn in a Good Victorian Lesbian Soap Opera, 2010-08-17
One of the little things to which we must all accommodate ourselves is the endlessly exasperating nuisance of being forced to watch and listen to the BBC proclaiming its virtues and products at the beginning of each show it issues on disk. Endless repetition, it seems, finally drove home the notion that a mini-series called "Tipping the Velvet" might possibly be worth a look.
I looked.
And I was impressed.
"Tipping the Velvet" is a successful bit of soft-core lesbian pornography cast in the form of a soap opera set in Victorian times. To any who would deny or debate the validity of that description, I advise that you turn to the featured joint-interview with the (female) author of the original book and the (male) author of the screenplay. Those two are in no doubt whatsoever about the point.
The story of "Tipping the Velvet" focuses on a small town girl who becomes infatuated with a stage performer working in male drag. The girl, Nan, falls deeply in love with her stage idol, joining her in a male drag double act, and a different kind of double act in private, only to receive a harsh kick in the emotional teeth. The stunned Nan quits the act, hits rock bottom hard in various ways, unexpectedly finds herself a warm and comfortable birth as the gilded girl-toy of an older, wealthier woman, and then manages to blow that gig. Rock bottom again. Pondering life at the bottom of the heap, Nan backs up, seeks out a young woman to whom she had been attracted before, worms her way into that woman's household, and before you can say Bob's your uncle, she's a socialist-oriented, proto-suffragette, making a comeback on the London stage and about to give the hairy eyeball to an offered reconciliation with her first lover.
Soap opera of the soapiest sort, of course, but skillfully done.
If that were all, I'd stop at this point, give "Tipping the Velvet" four slightly weak stars and move on. I am glad to say, however, that there is something more, specifically Rachel Stirling as Nan. If ever a star turn were captured on a DVD, Ms. Stirling's Nan is it. Just consider those scenes in which she is supposed to be a popular stage performer: she really can't sing and she doesn't move especially well--but I can't imagine that anyone would care, because you can't take your eyes away from her. Now, that's a star!
Stirling looks great, whether her boyish form is wrapped in plain country clothes, male drag of sundry types, completely starkers, or ninety percent undressed with ... ahem, attachments.
When she is at bottom and busily engaged in the grungiest of pursuits, she somehow contrives to be both winsome and--dare I say it?--adorable.
All through the three episodes of the series, I found myself thinking that there was something oddly familiar about this performer who was otherwise unknown to me. I was sufficiently puzzled to look her up on the Net. She turned out to be the daughter of that delightful actress [aka "actor" for those among you of strong PC persuasion], Diana Rigg. Of course! The resemblance, once perceived, is obvious, down to body language and facial expressions. I would even go so far as to say that she is Emma Peel's daughter more than Diana Rigg's.
(While looking up Ms. Stirling on the Net, I stumbled across an article that stated that the "boyfriend"--their term--of Ms. Stirling at the time of "Tipping the Velvet" had broken up with her because he could not stand the lesbian associations from her role in the series. On the off-chance that there might be some truth in that report, I can only shake my head in dismay and say in the words of that great philosopher, B. Bunny, "What a maroon!")
"Tipping the Velvet" is a soap opera in which the heroine rises to the heights and falls to the depths with the regularity of a sine wave. It is also the vehicle for a fine piece of star acting. On the basis of the latter, it fully deserves five demimondaine stars.
List Price: £19.99
Our Price: £9.27
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Keeley Hawes, Aidan Gillen
Clever and surprisingly good, 2010-08-25
I loved the series! I was pleasantly surprised how well Aidan fit into this role. I generally like most of his work anyway. He's believable in pretty much everything he does as he commits himself 100% to his character. If you don't believe me, watch him in Queer As Folk. He was brilliant.
I can't say enough good things about the rest of the actors in this, especially Keeley. I felt she and Aidan played their undeniable chemistry perfectly with expression rather than words. Any actor can deliver a line, but to be able to read longing, pain, love, disdain etc. in their face while exchanging a glance is what sets the good ones apart from the rest.
I've been watching Keeley's other stuff as a result of this series and am impressed by her diversity. It is because of Identity that I noticed her. I live in Canada and don't get to see much UK drama unfortunately. I never feel it's a bad thing when a role turns someone into a new fan. I'm now a devoted Keeley fan, lol.
I'd encourage anyone to give this series a look. It's clever with some decent action and has you caring about the characters and their interactions more than you might think...the focus is on Aidan and Keeley's characters, but I found the others interesting too...had the series gone on, it would have been nice to see them develop. Six episodes doesn't leave a lot of time for numerous focuses and I think the writer was smart to keep the storyline more about John and Martha with them playing off the others on occasion.
While I can understand some may not like this series, that's fine. Why watch it? I see one guy who left a rather poisonous review here watched the whole series. I have to wonder why if he didn't like it from the get go. I didn't care for "Grey's Anatomy" after a couple episodes, therefore, I don't watch it. However, I realize it's bloody brilliant and those who are fans of it will defend it to the ground. I don't understand why someone would want to trash a program they don't like...in the hopes that others will switch it off and perhaps cheat themselves out of something they might have liked? Seems silly to me. Lucky for me, I take bad reviews with a grain of salt and tend to go straight to the target to check it out for myself, lol.
In any case, I'd love to see a second installment of this great mini-series, but I won't hold my breath as it's pretty rare for Aidan to return to a role.
Cheers all!
List Price: £69.99
Our Price: £45.93
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard
GREAT SCRIPT WRITING!!!., 2010-09-02
I love this series as well,and the chemistry between the character's of GENE HUNT and ALEX DRAKE is just brilliant,and like SAM TYLER before
in LIFE ON MARS the actress KEELEY HAWES just draws you into her world.
I like the way CHRIS says " Yes mam/guv " to her,as he doesn't know how to address her,and SHAZ looking up to her,as she see's her as brilliant!.
All in it's a great series,just like LIFE ON MARS and i like the fact that a female has now went back in time,as she certainly stands up to
GENE HUNT,but then he likes her and doesn't want to admit it.
The last episode will have you crying forever!.
List Price: £39.99
Our Price: £24.96
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard
Ashes To Ashes - Perfect TV, 2010-09-01
Being an American fan of "Ashes to Ashes" is difficult. Nearly two years passed before the second series started being shown on BBC America so what is a fan to do? And the BBCA website was no help in finding updates as to when it would air, etc. Thankfully, due to a recently purchased portable DVD player which cares naught what region the DVD is coded for, it was order time through Amazon.UK! And I was not sorry - I blasted through series 2 and 3 in one go. This show was amazing - great writing, wonderful characters and an ending that out did the recently ended "Lost". It is not even necessary to have seen "Life On Mars" to follow "Ashes To Ashes" (although it helps when it comes down to the end).
I will miss Gene Hunt, Alex Drake, Chris, Ray and Shaz very much but am thankful for the folks that created such an entertaining and unique viewing experience.
List Price: £39.99
Our Price: £9.18
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Staring:
Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard
Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster, Montserrat Lombard
Excellent!!!, 2010-08-18
After watching series 3 of this show, I felt I needed to see the story from the beginning. I started off by borrowing Life On Mars series 1 and 2 off a friend and I totally loved it! I then ordered series 1 of Ashes, and I was amazed. After watching Life on Mars, I didn't think Ashes would be as good, but I was plesantly surprised. The acting is brilliant, there are some great one liners from Gene Hunt, and I am looking forward to series 2 dropping through my letter box! A must have for anyone who enjoyed Life on Mars!
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